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A Government Twitter Account Apologizes For Post About Super Mario Bros. Gay Luigi

The Colombian Ministry of the Interior backtracked on a tweet that many found homophobic

By Sisi Jiang Published April 20, 2023

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Which Video Game Merchants Would Sell Good Weed?

Weapons and spells are necessary for any adventure, but who would you go to for dank nugs?

Robert Anderson Published April 20, 2023
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Incredible Superman Cosplay Shoot Isn’t Using Photoshop

They did this the old-fashioned way: with cranes and wires

By Luke Plunkett Published April 19, 2023
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The Sims Patch Has Fucked Up Loads Of Faces

'The eyes look weirdly shaped, and the mouth has a weird underbite'

By Luke Plunkett Published April 19, 2023
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The Red Cross Challenged Gamers To Not Commit War Crimes

The ICRC assembled Twitch streamers to play by the Rules of War in Fortnite , Call of Duty: Warzone

By Isaiah Colbert Published April 19, 2023

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Amnesia Changed Horror Games. The Next One, Which Goes Open World, Could Do It Again

Frictional Games co-founder Thomas Grip discusses Amnesia: The Bunker and the art of horror games in this Kotaku interview

By Ashley Bardhan Published April 19, 2023
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Sonic The Hedgehog Is Getting Four Cool As Hell New Lego Sets

Lego’s four grown-up Sonic playsets release on August 1

By Isaiah Colbert Published April 19, 2023
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YouTube Reviewer Videogamedunkey Surprises Everyone At Nintendo Showcase

He was there to promote his new indie label's first game, Animal Well

By Ethan Gach Published April 19, 2023
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Everything We Saw At Nintendo’s Latest Switch World Showcase

Wednesday's Switch-focused presentation was jam-packed with new indie offerings, DLC, and sequels

By Claire Jackson Published April 19, 2023
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Pokémon‘s Team Rocket, Professor Oak Voice Actor Retires Due To Cancer

James Carter Cathcart also contributed his voice to the OG Yu-Gi-Oh anime and a handful of games

By Levi Winslow Published April 19, 2023

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This Mom Didn’t Know She Was In A $250K Candy Crush Tournament, But She’s Killing It

We talked to Erryn Rhoden about her meteoric rise to tile-matching fame

By Sisi Jiang Published April 19, 2023
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Two Decades Later, Pokémon‘s Original Iconic Art Can Finally Be Seen In Its Full Glory

Pokémon fans have long circulated washed-out versions of Ken Sugimori’s original pieces

By Kenneth Shepard Published April 19, 2023
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A Colony Of Ants Took Over Their Gaming Handheld. Now What?

The PlayStation Vita may be dead, but the insects are still playing

By Ethan Gach Published April 19, 2023
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People Are Using A ‘Grandma Exploit’ To Break AI

Apparently ChatGPT is willing to share the secrets of napalm and linux malware, told to you as if from your sweet grandma

By Claire Jackson Published April 19, 2023
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New Marvel Game Has Avengers Yell At You While You Work Out

Marvel Move ’s chatty heroes are supposed to hype you up while you get your miles in

By Isaiah Colbert Published April 19, 2023

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Horizon Update Helps Players Afraid Of Underwater Sections

Anyone who suffers from Thalassophobia, your life just got a little easier

By Luke Plunkett Published April 18, 2023
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Resident Evil Games Accidentally Lose Ray-Tracing On PC After Update

Sometimes updates giveth, sometimes they taketh away

By Luke Plunkett Published April 18, 2023
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The Sims 4 Has New Updates Releasing On April 20

Two new updates focus on growing plants indoors and hanging out in a shitty basement

By Luke Plunkett Published April 18, 2023
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You Gotta See Pokèmon In ‘HD-2D,’ A Reinvention Of The Classic Games

Do you know how much Pokémon I’d play if the games looked like this?

By Claire Jackson Published April 18, 2023
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Hold Up, The Full Zelda: Tears Of The Kingdom Theme Song Is Killer

Out of nowhere, Nintendo posted the song to the BotW sequel's official Japanese website

By Levi Winslow Published April 18, 2023

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